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Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve

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Open today at 6:30-19:30
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1275 Gilgare Ln, Lake Forest, IL 60045, United StatesMap
Phone: +1 847-367-6640
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  • ORTravelMom
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    Forest Preserve, lake shore and decommissioned fort/upscale neighborhood.

    This is a good outdoor experience any time the weather suits. We now have family in this area, and explored a little. Ft Sheridan was previously a working fort with all kinds of housing, a large tower...

    Reviewed on Dec 21, 2023
  • Teammilitello
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    Visit the beach (but don’t swim)

    We followed a map to Lake Michigan & it took us through Fort Sheridan. This place was amazing. Huge homes, a look-out tower, pristinely manicured grounds. You won’t find any riff-raff here. The pa...

    Reviewed on May 20, 2023
  • Taylor B
    Taylor B
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    A preserve with a view

    When renowned landscape designer O.C. Simonds conceived plans for the Fort Sheridan army base in north suburban Lake Forest in 1889, he meticulously merged military needs with the land's rolling terra...

    Reviewed on Nov 16, 2022
  • SDCooks
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    A good place to spend an afternoon.

    The Fort Sheridan Preserve was a great find. We visited on a windy day so maybe not as many people as usual. Enjoyed wandering on the trails, looking at the rocks on the shore and learning history of ...

    Reviewed on Nov 9, 2022
  • illinoistravelere
    illinoistravelere
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    local hawk watch at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve

    When conditions are perfect -- wind direction, temperature, barometric pressure, etc. -- there are numerous sightings of a variety of species. ....ospreys, falcons, Cooper's hawks, red tail hawks, Go...

    Reviewed on Sep 29, 2021
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